BRFSS 2010 - Western North Carolina**: (Body Mass Index Grouping-Underweight, Recommended Range, Overweight and Obese*)

2010 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Body Mass Index Grouping-Underweight, Recommended Range, Overweight and Obese*

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	Total Respond.^	Underweight	Recommended Range	Overweight	Obese
North Carolina	11,534	205	1.4	1.2- 1.7	3,766	33.2	31.8-34.7	4,269	36.7	35.3-38.2	3,294	28.6	27.3-30.0
-Western NC	1,875	44	1.7	1.1- 2.6	643	33.9	30.9-37.0	695	36.8	33.8-39.9	493	27.6	24.7-30.6
GENDER
Male	758	5	0.6	0.2- 1.8	213	28.2	23.7-33.2	343	42.5	37.7-47.4	197	28.7	24.3-33.5
Female	1,117	39	2.9	1.8- 4.4	430	39.6	35.7-43.5	352	31.1	27.6-34.9	296	26.4	22.9-30.3
RACE
White	1,729	44	1.9	1.3- 2.8	597	34.0	31.0-37.2	646	37.1	34.1-40.3	442	27.0	24.2-30.0
African American	43	0	0.0	. - .	15	39.9	19.1-65.3	11	16.1	7.3-32.0	17	43.9	23.8-66.3
Other Minorities	92	0	0.0	. - .	26	27.7	14.7-46.1	34	44.2	26.6-63.5	32	28.1	12.7-51.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	37	2	4.0	0.6-22.1	11	26.8	11.8-50.0	11	37.7	18.8-61.3	13	31.5	14.7-55.1
Non-Hispanic	1,836	42	1.6	1.1- 2.5	631	34.1	31.1-37.3	683	36.8	33.8-39.9	480	27.4	24.6-30.5
AGE
18-24	41	2	4.0	1.0-15.2	25	60.0	39.2-77.7	5	11.4	4.4-26.5	9	24.5	10.5-47.4
25-34	120	1	0.1	0.0- 0.6	41	28.8	20.5-38.9	47	46.3	35.7-57.2	31	24.8	16.8-35.1
35-44	232	5	1.3	0.5- 3.8	74	30.7	24.3-37.9	74	33.5	26.8-41.0	79	34.5	27.7-42.0
45-54	304	6	2.3	0.9- 5.9	98	30.4	24.6-37.0	121	40.7	34.0-47.7	79	26.6	20.6-33.5
55-64	449	6	1.2	0.5- 2.8	130	29.4	24.8-34.5	160	36.2	31.2-41.6	153	33.2	28.3-38.5
65+	717	24	2.3	1.4- 3.6	269	38.0	33.9-42.2	284	40.7	36.6-45.0	140	19.0	15.9-22.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	277	8	1.2	0.5- 2.6	91	28.4	22.1-35.6	102	42.2	34.1-50.8	76	28.2	21.3-36.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	575	14	2.5	1.3- 4.7	179	33.1	27.2-39.5	208	33.6	28.5-39.3	174	30.8	25.5-36.6
Some Post-H.S.	487	12	1.4	0.6- 3.2	175	33.6	28.2-39.5	173	35.1	29.4-41.1	127	30.0	24.3-36.3
College Graduate	533	10	1.4	0.6- 3.4	197	37.8	32.6-43.3	210	39.6	34.3-45.2	116	21.2	16.8-26.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	261	7	3.5	1.4- 8.3	77	30.1	23.2-38.0	85	32.2	24.9-40.5	92	34.2	26.8-42.4
$15,000- 24,999	357	9	1.2	0.6- 2.6	131	38.2	31.2-45.7	115	28.0	22.1-34.9	102	32.6	25.8-40.3
$25,000- 34,999	236	10	3.8	1.6- 8.7	81	30.1	22.1-39.5	86	40.6	31.9-49.9	59	25.6	19.0-33.5
$35,000- 49,999	249	6	1.3	0.4- 3.9	61	26.0	19.3-34.0	103	40.4	32.5-49.0	79	32.3	24.9-40.9
$50,000-74,999	249	1	1.0	0.1- 6.6	78	27.1	21.1-34.0	117	49.6	41.5-57.6	53	22.4	15.8-30.7
$75,000+	240	1	0.1	0.0- 1.0	96	40.8	33.2-48.9	92	35.5	28.4-43.4	51	23.5	17.3-31.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	802	26	2.8	1.7- 4.7	224	28.2	24.0-32.8	289	33.8	29.5-38.3	263	35.2	30.5-40.2
No	1,012	17	1.2	0.6- 2.2	395	37.7	33.5-42.0	387	38.3	34.3-42.6	213	22.8	19.3-26.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	274	1	0.0	0.0- 0.1	83	26.7	20.8-33.4	136	51.5	43.8-59.2	54	21.8	16.2-28.7
Non-Veteran	1,601	43	2.0	1.3- 3.0	560	35.0	31.7-38.4	559	34.6	31.4-37.9	439	28.5	25.3-31.8

Total
Respond.^

Underweight

Recommended Range

Overweight

Obese

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

11,534

205

1.4

1.2- 1.7

3,766

33.2

31.8-34.7

4,269

36.7

35.3-38.2

3,294

28.6

27.3-30.0

-Western NC

1,875

1.7

1.1- 2.6

643

33.9

30.9-37.0

695

36.8

33.8-39.9

493

27.6

24.7-30.6

GENDER

Male

758

0.6

0.2- 1.8

213

28.2

23.7-33.2

343

42.5

37.7-47.4

197

28.7

24.3-33.5

Female

1,117

2.9

1.8- 4.4

430

39.6

35.7-43.5

352

31.1

27.6-34.9

296

26.4

22.9-30.3

RACE

White

1,729

1.9

1.3- 2.8

597

34.0

31.0-37.2

646

37.1

34.1-40.3

442

27.0

24.2-30.0

African American

0.0

. - .

39.9

19.1-65.3

16.1

7.3-32.0

43.9

23.8-66.3

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

27.7

14.7-46.1

44.2

26.6-63.5

28.1

12.7-51.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

4.0

0.6-22.1

26.8

11.8-50.0

37.7

18.8-61.3

31.5

14.7-55.1

Non-Hispanic

1,836

1.6

1.1- 2.5

631

34.1

31.1-37.3

683

36.8

33.8-39.9

480

27.4

24.6-30.5

AGE

18-24

4.0

1.0-15.2

60.0

39.2-77.7

11.4

4.4-26.5

24.5

10.5-47.4

25-34

120

0.1

0.0- 0.6

28.8

20.5-38.9

46.3

35.7-57.2

24.8

16.8-35.1

35-44

232

1.3

0.5- 3.8

30.7

24.3-37.9

33.5

26.8-41.0

34.5

27.7-42.0

45-54

304

2.3

0.9- 5.9

30.4

24.6-37.0

121

40.7

34.0-47.7

26.6

20.6-33.5

55-64

449

1.2

0.5- 2.8

130

29.4

24.8-34.5

160

36.2

31.2-41.6

153

33.2

28.3-38.5

65+

717

2.3

1.4- 3.6

269

38.0

33.9-42.2

284

40.7

36.6-45.0

140

19.0

15.9-22.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

277

1.2

0.5- 2.6

28.4

22.1-35.6

102

42.2

34.1-50.8

28.2

21.3-36.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

575

2.5

1.3- 4.7

179

33.1

27.2-39.5

208

33.6

28.5-39.3

174

30.8

25.5-36.6

Some Post-H.S.

487

1.4

0.6- 3.2

175

33.6

28.2-39.5

173

35.1

29.4-41.1

127

30.0

24.3-36.3

College Graduate

533

1.4

0.6- 3.4

197

37.8

32.6-43.3

210

39.6

34.3-45.2

116

21.2

16.8-26.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

261

3.5

1.4- 8.3

30.1

23.2-38.0

32.2

24.9-40.5

34.2

26.8-42.4

$15,000- 24,999

357

1.2

0.6- 2.6

131

38.2

31.2-45.7

115

28.0

22.1-34.9

102

32.6

25.8-40.3

$25,000- 34,999

236

3.8

1.6- 8.7

30.1

22.1-39.5

40.6

31.9-49.9

25.6

19.0-33.5

$35,000- 49,999

249

1.3

0.4- 3.9

26.0

19.3-34.0

103

40.4

32.5-49.0

32.3

24.9-40.9

$50,000-74,999

249

1.0

0.1- 6.6

27.1

21.1-34.0

117

49.6

41.5-57.6

22.4

15.8-30.7

$75,000+

240

0.1

0.0- 1.0

40.8

33.2-48.9

35.5

28.4-43.4

23.5

17.3-31.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

802

2.8

1.7- 4.7

224

28.2

24.0-32.8

289

33.8

29.5-38.3

263

35.2

30.5-40.2

1,012

1.2

0.6- 2.2

395

37.7

33.5-42.0

387

38.3

34.3-42.6

213

22.8

19.3-26.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

274

0.0

0.0- 0.1

26.7

20.8-33.4

136

51.5

43.8-59.2

21.8

16.2-28.7

Non-Veteran

1,601

2.0

1.3- 3.0

560

35.0

31.7-38.4

559

34.6

31.4-37.9

439

28.5

25.3-31.8

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*Body mass index is computed as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared:(kg/ m2).
BMI is an intermediate variable used in defining overweight and obesity. Underweight=BMI less than 18.5,
Recommended Range=BMI 18.5 to 24.9, Overweight=BMI 25.0 to 29.9 and Obese= BMI greater than 30.0

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
**Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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